Some Ikea furniture is NOT meant to be assembled by 1 person.

So I mentioned a post ago that I purchased the Ikea IVAR 3 section bookcase. I like it, very open, very “light” looking (so far as a bookcase can look light). And it fits the wall perfectly.
But it was so not meant for one person to put together alone. I’ve spent two hours this morning holding one piece with a leg while balancing another piece with a hand, and using my other hand to swing around and place shelves. If I had a tail I’d have been using that too!

I now have enough of it put together that it can hold itself together and I can see the outline of how it will look. It will look good.

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stillstrange

I hear ya. I love Ikea but not that part. Usually, my husband puts things together and bitches the whole time. I’m surprised the woman you stayed with isn’t helping you organize and/decorate. Most women love that stuff.

Katydid

Ha! Besides two walls of my study/library/guest bedroom being lined with Ivar shelving, I also put together a big Ikea double bed all by myself. Talk about aerobic decorating!

Incidentally, I found that after many years, the shelving unit started warping off true vertical, leaning out into the room. I corrected this by putting an extra cross brace over one of the end “ladders”. Anchoring it to the wall probably serves the same purpose, but that extra cross brace is something to consider.